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A new WHO guideline recommends adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits.

This could have been the last year for the Malin Potato Co-op. Instead, the 52-year-old company is building a state-of-the-art, $7 million facility to move it into the future of agriculture.

Ohio Potato Chip manufacturer Ballreich Bros. is set to expand its reach nationwide with a new sweet potato chip line that is being marketed as a healthier alternative to traditional potato chips.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE), maker of innovative, premium and 'better for you' snacks, is adding more gluten-free products to its growing product lineup.

On February 23-26, NPC hosted the 2015 Potato D.C. Fly-In, where more than 150 U.S. potato growers and industry partners from across the country came to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the industry's most pressing federal policy priorities.

The Washington State Potato Commission has hired a new director of industry outreach, Matthew Blua

Diálogo con María Andrea Uscátegui, directora ejecutiva de Agro-Bio, quien destacó los beneficios de esta tecnología en materia de protección frente a las plagas, resistencia a herbicidas, ahorros en los costos de producción y aumento de la productividad.

After San Carlo's success with the potato chips flavours 'Lime and Pink Pepper' and 'Flowered Mustard', the snack manufacturer surprises its Italian fans again with a new chips flavour: 'Più Gusto Mint and Chili'

Warren Buffett, the billionaire owner of Berkshire Hathaway, told Fortune that he was interested in buying Hanover-based snack maker Utz, but Utz plans to keep the company in the family.

The proverb 'two heads are better than one' has certainly proved to be true for best friends and owners of Corkers Crisps, Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor. Four years ago, the duo emptied their piggy banks and used every bit of cash they had to set up the firm.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown talked with farmers outside the state Capitol Monday, stressing the the importance of potato crops for Oregon.

Publicación del Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA) y la Consejería de Agroganadería y Recursos Autóctonos del Principado de Asturias. Autor: Guillermo García González de Lena (2014).